EPA Rules for Streams and Wetlands Put on Hold by U.S. Court
- Order is latest setback to Obama environmental initiatives
- States challenge EPA expansion of U.S. clean water rules
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A U.S. appeals court put on hold new federal rules that aim to protect streams and wetlands from pollution in the latest setback to President Barack Obama’s environmental agenda.
The three-judge panel in Cincinnati may eventually reject a challenge from 18 states to the expansion of the Clean Water Act to include dry creek beds, prairie wetlands and other areas. But its 2-1 decision to temporarily suspend those rules on Friday complicates Obama’s environmental agenda in its final 15 months.